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AcGv's Flood Blood f Remed Is t ena Gny
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whole system, and banishes all Rheumatic
and Neuralgia pains. We guarantee it.
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The smuggling excitement continues
along the border and seizures are fire.
queDt.
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Parnell ia slightly better, and will go
TO the seaside during the recess In par
lament.
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Sir Charles Upper wants Canada to
have free commercial intercourse with
this country.
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alsna viii buy Five-roOm House, with
DEOUu two galleries, outhouses and large
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Terms-s1500 cash, balance in 12 months. Adj
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J. Z. Fsrron, OF Bonham. accidentally
shot while hunting In the Indian Terri
tory.
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A New York party offers to supply
Dallas with 2O90.0C0 gallons Of water
daily for $lS,00U Year. She now pays
$4,000.
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, ACARD.

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New Advertisements.

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ENTERED AT PosToEfICE AT SAN ANTONIO,
Texas, AS sECoND-CLAss NATTER.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-23
h SAVAGE WAY.


The savag is emphatically the child OF
nature. He lives close to nature, his only
education is gained in natures school.
When an Indian receives an injury, he
does not seek a cure In mineral poisons, but
binds on the simple leaf. administers the
herbal tea. and. with natures aid. comes
natural recovery.
Our rugged ancestors, who pierced the
wilderness, built their uncouth but COM
Portable log cabins and started the clearings
in the woods. which In time became the
broad. fertile fields Of the modern farmer
found in roots and herbs that lay close at
hand natures potent remedies for all their
common ailments. 1t was only in very seri-
Gus cases they sent for old saddle bags"
with his physie, which quite as often killed
as cured.
Latter day society has wandered too far
good. Our grandfathers and grandmothers
lived wholesomer. purer. better healthier.
more natural lives than we do. Their minds
were not filed with noxious isms, nor their
bodies saturated with poisonous drugs.
Is it not time to make a change, to return
g~randmothers. which contained the power
and potency Of nature as remedial agents,
and In all the ordinary ailments were eft!ca-
cious. at least harmless?
The proprietors OF Warmers Log Cabin
Remedies have thought so, and have put on
bic preparations, made from formulas Sc
cured after patient searching into the annals
Of the past. so that those who want them
need not be without them,
Among the Log Cabin remedies will be
found Log Cabin Sarsaparilla." for the
blood; Log Cabin Hops and Buchu Rene
dy," q tonic and stomach remedy; Log Cab
in Cough and Consumption Remedy" Log
Cabin Scalpine," for Strengthening and re-
newing the hair; Log Cabin Extract" for
both external and internal application;
Log Cabin Liver Pills." Log Cabin Rose
Cream" an old but effective remedy for ca
tarrh, and Log Cabin Plasters." All these
remedies are carefully preparedfrom recipes
which were found, after long investigation.
to have been those most successfully used by
our grandmothers Of Eye olden time" They
are the simple. vegetable. efficacious reme-
dies Of Log Cabin days.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-23

NIlndsrs latiaeA stroke, So
1t9metee; no + dcuble-decked,
NjlA w wataf-tight compaxtmenta.
61noner stsel vas used ia her ccn-
Seoenna. She q capable d the
GSu1E 1peed 81 eighteen miles pr hour.
He saloons and interior fittings are
hAnd1oms. md, excepting some small
elAangoo which were necessary TO at
~ Il hsE present business, the Chi
60 romAfns The same % when, in the
~ - days, she plowed the blue
Wa1or botween Nassau and Charleston,
~ s~soosnsfnlly showed her light heels
~ tho swiftest Of our steam cruisers
outside To hArbor.
H0r present name was given her AFTER
thu VA, when she Wal transferred TO
tn lakss. In her former history she
80 known . the Letter b. and the
bill that has hung in front OF the pilot
hcase eser aimee she vas launched has
this singular name cast into il. She
was built b the famous docks OF Liver
pool, IL ths frst year Of the war, espe-
cially Tor the dangerous service OF a
blockade.runner, and / presume that
the Lords Of the Admiralty shut one
eyss looked the other way, aud pat
their fingers beside their noses
when she was launched, aud ex-
pressed great surprise soon after
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-23

when informed that such o vessel had
got 10 Pea. / know not how others
may feel, but I declare that it is per-
fectly natural to keep on reminding
our English cousins Of their dreadful
meanness and selfshness during our
great struggle for national existence.
The Letter B" soon became we'll
known TO a navy. She was COM
manded in those days by Captain
Stevenson, of South Carolina. By his
skill and daring, rare good luck, and
her own s~wiftness, this steamer. al
though often chased and brought with
in range of our guns, always escaped
without injury. and made a successful
run into Charleston harbor with a full
cargo NO less than eight times. / doubt
il there ID another craft afioat that can
match her history. Often as ! take q
trip upon her among . crowd of pleas
ure-seekers, and observe her swiitness
on these quiet inland waters, / seem to
look back to those breathless times
and zee her flying over rough pillows
with the roar Of guns in her wake and
the skipping Of balls and shells about
her, into the harbor, past the frowning
ruins Of Sumter, while lanterns hung
out from the tall church-spires beacon
her psrilous way.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-23

getting 8 nip of the Eoctor's brandy he
was denominated lucky.
A Lieutenant to- csuded TO sample
the Doctors brandy, and one day en-
tered his tent and stated that he was
subject to q very peculiar affection,
about which he desired to consult him.
what is it, Lieutenant? ?" sad the
Doctor.
II do not know what to call it,, said
the officer, "but at times my arm be-
comes pasalyzed, completely dead"
The Doctor took hold Of the limb
and found it rigid and cold.
"Why,S said he, show cold it is!
What do you do for it?"
Il called on DR.. -" said the Lieu
tenant, land he prescribed brandy,
and it gave me almost immediate re-
lief"
Brandy !" exclaimed the doctor, "in-
deed; / was not aware that brandy was
good for it. That is q simple remedy,
and we will try it," And he poured
out half Q glass OF his precious bever-
age. which the Lieutenant swallowed.
As the officer turned to depart the doc
tor told him to call in half an hour,
that he might see the effects of the liq-
uor. At the expiration Of the time the
officer returned, with his arm all right
again.
"That is a most remarkable discov-
cry" said the doctor, as he poured out
another glass for his patient. Il shall
call q consultation Of the physicians
and report this case. at which l desire
you TO be present."
At the medical consultation the Lieu
tenant was not present, but sent the
following note, accompanied by an am
putated arm nicely done up. The note
read as follows:
"DEAR Doctor: ] have been called
hurriedly away, and cannot attend
your consultation that is destined to
throw much light on medical science.
/ forward you the arm in q state of
complete paralysis, in order that You
may be enabled to practically demon
strate the great discovery for the bene-
fit Of the fraternity. Thanking you for
your kindness to me while under your
care, and with many compliments upon
the excellent quality of your brandy, I
am, very truly,
LIEUTENANT T."
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-23
The Varied Value Of Silver.

Silver, in its relative value to gold,
has varied greatly at different times.
In the days of Patriarch Abraham it
was eight to one; b. c. 1000 it was
twelve to one; B. c. 500 it was thirteen
to one; at the commencement of the
Christian era it was nine to one; A. ID.
500 it was eighteen to one: in 100 it
was eight to one; in 400 it was eleven
to one; in 1854 it was six to one; in
1861 it was two to one; in 1900 it was
ten to one; in 1927 it was thirteen to
one; in 1900 it was fifteen and a half
to one. 1t maintained the latter ratio
until 1872, when it began to rise, and
in 1876 it attained to twenty to one: 1t
soon after gradually declined, then ad-
vanced again, and Aug. /, 1856,
reached the highest point ever known,
since which time it has gradually de-
clined to twenty to -.Jerel,y Neus.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-23

The clock struck eleven. An hour
passed. II struck twelve. Lyman
Drake prepared to depart. II he had
gone earlier, ~ all good parents would
say he should have done, this story
would have been q very different one,
The night was very dark. Every
thing out of doors was still. Two men
stood in the front yard, beneath the
parlor windows. They looked MP at
the faint ray Of light that stole out at
the side Of q curtain. They whispered
together. Then one OF them took off
his shoes, drew . pistol from his
pocket, cooked it. and opening the
front door with q soft and continued
pressure, disappeared inside with the
stealthy step Of q cat.
The other crouched low beside the
listening warily for the least
sound.
He heard a sound, a light step Oh the
walk from the gate. Before he
could rise q great weight fell on him
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-23
CAN'T 60 BEHIND THEN.

There is great intensity of the physical
condition sometimes, and there are facts
which we cannot go behind. In ~iliustra-
ton further Of facts which settle the points
of a prompt n permanent cure, the fol-
lowing cases are cited: In 1884 Mrs. Mary
X. Sheed suffered terribly with chronic
neuralgia. She writes from ITO Maryland
Avenue, Washington, D. c. In the first in
stance she states II suffered terribly with
neuralgia in the face very severe attack
extending to back and shoulders suffered
intensely. Tried st. Jacobs Oil; had parts
well rubbed at night; i'll the morning all
pain gone, magically." June 10, 1887, she
writes from 224 Eleventh Street, s. w., as
follows: -Four years ago ] sent you a vol
nnlary certificate setting forth the fact that
l had been q great sufferer with neuralgia in
my face, neck and shoulders. l obtained q
bottle of st. Jacobs Oil, and after three Ap-
plications l was entirely relieved from an
pain, and from that time to the present j.
have never had a return. The effect was
q. Troll, st. Louis, Mo, writes: SIN March,
1881, l suffered terribly with neuralgia had
suffered nearly three years: Applied 81.
Jacobs Oil at S.l5 A. NJ; at $40 took the
rag off; at "A. NJ. went to work. In less
than five minutes after that the pain was
gone. The one application cured me. Have
not had return OF it since" Mr.. e.. w.
Spangler, York, Pa, June II, 1887, writes:
Wears ago had neuralgia; am not subject to
it now. The cure by the use of st. Jacobs
Oil was permanent. There has been no re-
currence of the painful aiflictlon.' Chas.
w. Law, Jr., Pottstown, Pa, April il, 1887,
writes WAS troubled for years with neu-
ralgia in neck and head. Tired st. jacobs
Oil had tried different kinds ct remedies
without effect. One bottle of the former did the
business. No return of pain and aches." In
almost every instance the reports are the same.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-23
sup,er n New zealand.

Soon came ''huppa" or supper, which
several of the women had cooked in q
large pot. A large tin dish was laid
on the ground and the contents of the
not poured into it, containing jacket
less potatoes and cookies. Tea with
sugar, but no milk, was served in tin
cups from a large tin car. The ma
tiyes used their fingers only, but they
gave me a knife, fork, and tin plate.
After supplying me beautifully they
crowded around their dish, and it
seemed a race who could devOur the
most in the least time. What quanti-
ties they ate. 1t was a wonder to me
how they found oom for it all. They
plunged their claws into the dish,
grabbed a steaming potato or a hand
full of juicy cookies, and swallowed
them as quickly as they could. Ittook
but a few minutes to finish the dish
full. Then everybody smoked. All
used clay pipes. Even the pickanin-
MES enjoyed "the weed."-PHsburg
DisDdtch.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-23
WHY George Fell on His Knees.

Little Georgia used to say his even
ing prayer while sitting in his mothers
lap. One night he hoped down, and,
dropping on his knees, raised his hands
in a very devotional attitude and re-
peated: Now l lay me down to
sleep" Charmed at the manifesto
ton of reverence, his father asked:
"Georgie, do you suppose God likes to
have you say your prayers this way
better than the way you used tor"
"Oh, l don't suppose God cares any
thing about it," the child replied; IL
was thinking Of the kangaroo" He
had been to the menagerie and seen
the animal sitting on its launches
with its fore feet placed together
somewhat as he placed his hands in
saying his prayers Boston Post.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-23
she was sobbing behind her handker-
nl,ck
lie came and sat down by his wife.

she was sobbing behind her handker-
chief.
He came and sat down by his wife.
"Well, Lucy" he said, very kindly,
perhaps it's quite natural for you to
feel as you do. So l won't say anything
now about a big dinner"
"Thank you, Jonathan; it's very good
Of you. I'm sure you'll enjoy a quiet
Than ksgiving.'
Two hours after the talk we have
just heard the Judge sat down at his
desk. drew . large envelope from his
pocket, took out a bunch of bank bills
from it, and began to count them.
why, Jonathan" asked his wife,
"what are You doing with so much
money!"
Give hundred-and ten-thirty-
eighty five - ninety-five six hun
dred. Yes, there's six hundred dol
lars of it. I'll put it in this drawer;
guess it will be safe there tonight"
And he locked it up.
"Why didn't you put it in the bank?
] hate to have money in the house
nights"
atom Utley just paid it to me on his
mortgage. He's going to start for
Mexico early in the morning, and he
couldn't wait. / guess / can take care
of it over night. Who's talking in the
parlor?"
Lyman Drake came while You were
down street, and he and Eva are there"
The Judge turned to his desk again,
wrote two or three letters, and then
threw himself back in his easy chair.
When his wife was ready to 60 up
stairs, she had to arouse him from 0
deep revery.
"Do you hear, Jonathan? ?" she said.
"I'm going to bed. When you come
up, be sure to blow out this lamp.
Eva will lock up-as soon rs Lyman
will let her"
When he was alone. he unlocked .
drawer and took out two pictures. One
was q painted miniature of . laughing
child with yellow ringlets; the other q
photograph of the Captain in uniform.
He looked from one to the other,
this upright Judge, this stern father.
Tears came to his eyes.
"Poor Lon" he said, softly. IL was
hard with the boy. de was always
proud-spirited and I was o fool TO write
that letter. o, we'll, what weak Great
ures we are, to be sure! Il seems to
me sometimes that Q man don't live
long enough to cease being . fool, even
if he is a Judge"
With this bit OF real philosophy. the
repentant father put away the pictures
and prepared to follow his wife. Be-
fore extinguishing the light he listened
q moment TO . subdued murmur that
the door ajar Of the parlor permitted
him to hear.
"The silly young things!' he re-
fiected. II don't believe that Lucy
and | acted that way. Well, well, let
'em enjoy themselves.S
The Judge put out the light. and
took his defective memory up-stairs ~
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-23
The Pet Pig.

As We were lying in Chattanooga in
the fall Of 1863, says the writer in an
exchange, on short r~ations. q detail
was made for wagon guards to go to
Stevenson after supplies. My brother,
two other comrades and myself, who
were detailed out Of our company,
drew : scanty Ave days ~rations, which
were to last us through. Being very
hungry, We sat down and ate il MP at
meal, and started for Stevenson, Q
distance Of about sixty miles. About
three o'clock in the afternoon the
wagon-traip stopped in the Sequatchie
Valley for the night to get forage for
the men and mules, and so we four
started of to zee what we could find.
After going about three miles two of us
stopped under . persimmon tree, near
. little log cabin, and the other two
went ON to the cabin. While my COM
rade and myself were eating persim-
mons / looked up and saw q porker
coming toward MS from the cabin.
Comrade Cal Day, who had q horse but
no gun, said to me: Hank. shoot that
pig and ! hauled off and took him
under the ear. The pig gave n squeal,
and he wal "our meat"
The woman Of the cabin, hearing tue
pig squeal, came to the door aud told
rs that was her pet pig. and we should
not kill II. She was very angry, and
ordered the two comrades who were in
the cabin to get out" We caught
hold Of the pig and dragged him into y
piece Of woods q little distance back of
the cabin. and began dressing him.
When we had him nearly dressed the
two comrades came from the cabin and
told ma il we wanted something to eat
TO 30 up there and get it.
Being afraid the woman would rec
ognize MS, and ~ we had hats on and
they caps. we exchanged and started,
leaving them to finish dressing the pig.
We took our guns, and on coming up
from the back side Of the cabin met q
girl about II years Of age with q pail
on her arm going to milk. We asked
her II We could have some supper She
said: NO; we'uns gave the last we'uns
had to . couple Of soldiers, who have
just left"
Seeing a hog-pen close by with four
or Ave fat hogs in it, / said to my COM
rade: sCal, let us kill one of these
hogs But the girl said: @No, mo-;
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-11-23
GOING INTO NIGHT QUARTERS.
Tho Rapid Preparations for Battle Which
Arc Made on British Men-of- War.

Arc Made on British Men of- War.
A war ship is, of course, not always
ready for fighting, says a writer in the
London Daily Meas. When she is at
sea her guns are ordinarily secured,
several of her water-tight doors are
open, and, above all, the majority Of
her e are, if it be night, asleep in
their hammocks. The operation which
is known as "going to night quarters
consists in preparing a ship for i'm
mediate action, and the CELEBRITY with
which it can be carried out is so extra
ordinary as to be almost incredible.
1t is nearly midnight, the flagship is
blowing her way Gro the calm sea,
and the regular humping of her screw
is almost the only noise that is audible
on board of her. The officer on watch
passes like a shadow backward and
forward across the bridge. On the poop
the marine sentry and a few CHASTITY
looking signalmen move silently hither
and thither. A light shines from the
skylight of the admiral's cabin, but if
you look down you may see the admit
raj asleep in his arm chair with a book
upon his knees. On the dimly lighted
main deck there is a steady murmur
caused by the concert Of several hun
dred shores, and the officers, like the
blue-jacketS and marines. are in the
arms of Morpheus.
But, unfortunately for the piece of
the ship. the admiral has given orders
that he is to be called at midnight, and
shortly before that hour the little mid
shipman-of-the-watc steals softly be-
low and wakes the flag lieutenant, who
in his turn wakes the admiral. Then
the admiral suddenly appears OF the
poop, followed by a few heavily coated
subordinates, and the order IS given.
In IN instant the ship. from stem to
stern, leaps from sleep. Men drop
from there hammocks and partially
dress themselves with a haste which
could scarcely be exceeded were their
lives in jeopardy. The hammocks.
which interfere with the lighting ar
r%angements, are lashed up and are
placed in the upper deck abreast of
their proper MEETINGS, and ready to
be slowed and covered. All lights
which show outside the ship are ex-
tinguished, and the fighting lanterns
are lighted Electric search lights are
got ready for Use All water-tight
doors are closed, the magazines are
opened and lighted, fire engines and
hoses are prepared, and the guns are
cleared away and made ready for ac-
ton. When a ship is more than ten
thousand tons displacement, has a
complement of more than seven hun
bred men, and carries a number of
guns the operation of going to night
quarters involves an amount of work
and hustle which might well make a
civilian dispair of accomplishing the
business in a day. Yet in five minutes
and a half after the giving of the order
an officer reports that the guns are
clear and that, in fact, the ship is in all
respects ready for action.